java.lang.Object
java.net.PasswordAuthentication
The class PasswordAuthentication is a data holder that is used by
Authenticator. It is simply a repository for a user name and a password.
- Since:
- 1.2
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Constructor Summary
ConstructorDescriptionPasswordAuthentication
(String userName, char[] password) Creates a newPasswordAuthentication
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Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionchar[]
Returns the user password.Returns the user name.
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Constructor Details
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PasswordAuthentication
Creates a newPasswordAuthentication
object from the given user name and password.Note that the given user password is cloned before it is stored in the new
PasswordAuthentication
object.- Parameters:
userName
- the user namepassword
- the user's password
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Method Details
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getUserName
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getPassword
public char[] getPassword()Returns the user password.Note that this method returns a reference to the password. It is the caller's responsibility to zero out the password information after it is no longer needed.
- Returns:
- the password
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